Mines in Uintah County, Utah

Uintah County, Utah has 260 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 56 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 84 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Uintah County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Bonanza Mines	Gilsonite	Underground	Active	MSHA
Bonanza Process Plant	Gilsonite	Facility	Active	MSHA
Cottonwood Mines	Gilsonite	Underground	Active	MSHA
Rhex Vernal Mine	Ground Silica	Surface	Active	MSHA
Trm Mill	Gilsonite	Surface	Active	MSHA
Trm Mine and Mill	Gilsonite	Underground	Active	MSHA
Vernal Pit & Mill	Phosphate Rock	Facility	Active	MSHA
Wildcat Sand Plant	Sand, Common	Facility	Active	MSHA
Ashley Phosphate Deposit	Phosphorus-Phosphates	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Brennan Basin Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Cemetary Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Cottonwood Creek Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Dyer Mine	Gold, Copper	Surface-Underground	Producer	MRDS
East Jensen Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Farm Creek Sand and Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Halfway Hollow Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Hamaker Bottoms Gravel Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Jensen Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Johnson Bottom Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Kane Hollow Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Leeton Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Leota Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Mantle Gulch Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Miners Draw Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
North Jensen Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Old Charley Wash Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Ouray Park Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Ouray Valley Canal Sand &gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Paradise Park Reservoir Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Phosphate Deposits Seg 3	Phosphorus-Phosphates		Producer	MRDS
Rock Point Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Section 12 Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Section 31 Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
South Jensen Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Steinaker Park Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
The V Sandstone Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Limestone, Dimension	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Limestone, Dimension	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Utah Dept Highways Pit # 24006	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Utah Dept Highways Pit # 24007	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Utah Dept Highways Pit # 24008	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Utah Dept Highways Pit # 24029	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Utah Dept Highways Pit # 24053	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Utah Dept Highways Pit #24051	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Utah Dept Highways Pit 24032	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Utah Dept Highways Pit No.24050	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Vernal Mine	Phosphorus-Phosphates	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Walker Hollow Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Walsh Knolls Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
West Channel Uintah River Gravel Pt	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Whiterocks Campground Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Whiterocks Canal Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Wild Mountain Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Ash Mine	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Ashley - Brush - Little Brush Creek Phosphate Deposit	Phosphorus-Phosphates		Past Producer	MRDS
Ashley Creek Sandpits	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Ashley Creek Sandpits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Asphalt Ridge Deposit	Oil Sands		Past Producer	MRDS
Asphalt Ridge Nw Oil Sands Deposit			Prospect	MRDS
Bhi	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Bean Draw Prospect	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Black Canyon Prospects	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Black Sands 279	Oil Sand	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Black Sands 287	Oil Sand	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Blackie 1		Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Blackie 1 Mine	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Blue Knolls			Prospect	MRDS
Blue Knolls No. 28 Prospect	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Blue Sky 1		Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Blue Sky No. 1	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Bonniebell Claims	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Bonniebell Claims			Unknown	MRDS
Brenda Group		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Brenda Uranium Deposit.	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Brennan Basin. Borrow Pit			Past Producer	MRDS
Brush Creek Mines	Lead, Zinc, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Brush Creek Mines		Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Canary Bird			Unknown	MRDS
Canary Bird Uranium Occurrence	Uranium		Past Producer	MRDS
Canary Bird-Eagle Nest-Eureka	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Carbonate-Dyer Mine	Copper, Silver		Occurrence	MRDS
Cemetary Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Chapita Wells Oil Impregnated Rock Deposit			Occurrence	MRDS
Chief Ouray No. 1 Prospect	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Cliff Creek Prospect	Uranium		Prospect	MRDS
Colute Claims	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Cottonwood Creek Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Cow Hollow Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
Cow Hollow Prospect		Underground	Occurrence	MRDS
Crown Asphalt Ridge A-Pit	Oil Shale	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Crusher C	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
David L. Murray Trust	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Desert Queen			Occurrence	MRDS
Desert Queen	Copper, Gilsonite	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Devil and Satan Deposits	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Devil's Claims	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Devils #2		Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Dry Fork Prospects	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Dyer Mine	Copper, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Eagle Nest			Unknown	MRDS
Eagle Nest 1&6			Unknown	MRDS
Eagle Nest Claim	Uranium		Past Producer	MRDS
East Jensen Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Escalante Ranch Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Eureka #2			Unknown	MRDS
Eureka #4			Past Producer	MRDS
Eureka & Uranium Occurrence	Uranium		Past Producer	MRDS
Eureka 2	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Eureka 2 Uranium Occurrence	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Eureka 6	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Eureka 6		Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Farm Creek Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Gold Deposits	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Gold Deposits	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Green River Pit #1	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Green Rock			Occurrence	MRDS
Green Rock			Past Producer	MRDS
Hacking/pelican	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Halfway Hollow Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Hamacker Bottoms Gravel Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Happy Landing			Prospect	MRDS
Harrison	Gilsonite	Underground	Abandoned	MSHA
Hatch Iron Deposit	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Hatch Manganese Prospect	Manganese		Occurrence	MRDS
Hill Creek Oil Impregnated Sandstone Deposit			Prospect	MRDS
Horse Ear	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Horse Ear			Past Producer	MRDS
Horseshoe Bend	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Jensen Draw			Unknown	MRDS
Jensen Draw Claim	Uranium, Vanadium		Occurrence	MRDS
Jensen Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Johnson Bottom Gravel Pit.	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Jumbo #1	Gilsonite	Underground	Abandoned	MSHA
Kw Crushing	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Kwtlp1	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Kane Hollow Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Kane Hollow Gravel Pit			Past Producer	MRDS
Keg	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Kolberg Portable Belt & Grizzly	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Last Chance	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Last Chance		Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Leeton Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Leota Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Little Bonanza Mines and Mills	Gilsonite	Facility	Abandoned	MSHA
Little Brush Creek Prospects	Lead		Occurrence	MRDS
Manganese Deposit	Manganese		Occurrence	MRDS
Mantle Gulch Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Miners Draw Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Miracle Claim Mine	Uranium		Past Producer	MRDS
Mosby Park Mine			Prospect	MRDS
Mosby Park Mine	Limestone, Dimension	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Myton # 2	Uranium, Copper	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Myton #2			Occurrence	MRDS
Neal #1	Gilsonite	Underground	Abandoned	MSHA
National Monument North Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
National Monument South Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
North Jensen Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Old Charley Wash Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Ouray	Molybdenum		Occurrence	MRDS
Ouray Park Gravel Pit			Past Producer	MRDS
Ouray Valley Canal Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
P. R. Spring Oil Sand Deposit			Prospect	MRDS
Pr Spring Mine	Oil Shale	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Paradise Park Reservoir Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Phosphate Deposit Seg. 1	Phosphorus-Phosphates		Occurrence	MRDS
Phosphate Deposit Seg. 2	Phosphorus-Phosphates		Prospect	MRDS
Phosphate Deposit Seg. 4	Phosphorus-Phosphates		Prospect	MRDS
Pope Iron Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Pope Iron Mine		Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Portable #1	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Randlett Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Raven Ridge Oil Impregnated Sandstone			Occurrence	MRDS
Rock Point Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Rock Springs Prospect	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Section 12 Gravel Pit			Past Producer	MRDS
Section 31 Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Silver King	Lead, Zinc, Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
Silver King Mine		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Snow Claims	Uranium, Vanadium		Occurrence	MRDS
Snow Claims			Unknown	MRDS
South Jensen Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Split Mountain Gorge	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Split Mountain Warm Spring	Geothermal	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Split Mtn. Phosphate Deposit	Phosphorus-Phosphates		Occurrence	MRDS
Spring Hollow Tar Sand	Oil Sands		Occurrence	MRDS
Stain No. 1 Uranium Occurrence	Uranium		Past Producer	MRDS
Stain No. 2 Uranium Occurrence	Uranium		Past Producer	MRDS
Steinaker Draw #6			Unknown	MRDS
Steinaker Draw 6 Mine	Uranium		Past Producer	MRDS
Steinaker Draw Gypsum Deposit			Occurrence	MRDS
Steinaker Draw Gypsum Deposit	Gypsum-Anhydrite		Prospect	MRDS
Steinaker Park Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Tme Asphalt Ridge Llc Ar #1	Oil Sand	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Temple Mountain Mine	Oil Sand	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
The V Sandstone Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Past Producer	MRDS
Tokay No. 9	Stone	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Tokay No. 9 Uranium Deposit			Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Limestone, General		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown			Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown			Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown			Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown			Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown			Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Limestone, General		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown			Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Copper	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Unknown	Copper	Surface-Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Unknown	Copper, Uranium	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Unknown	Copper	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Unknown	Copper, Uranium	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Unknown	Uranium, Copper	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Unknown No. 22 Uranium Prospect	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown No. 23 Uranium Prospect	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown No. 9 Uranium Occurrence	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Upper Kane Hollow Tar Sand	Oil Sands		Occurrence	MRDS
Utah Dept Highways Pit No. 24053	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Utah Dept. Highways Pit # 24007	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Utah Dept. Highways Pit No. 24006	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Utah Dept. Highways Pit No. 24008	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Utah Dept. of Highways Pit No 24029	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Utah Dept. of Highways Pit No 24032	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Utah Dept. of Highways Pit No 24051	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Utah Dept. of Highways Pit No. 24050	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Utarado Mining Co.	Molybdenum		Occurrence	MRDS
Uteland Butte			Occurrence	MRDS
Uteland Butte			Unknown	MRDS
Vernal Field #1	Phosphorus-Phosphates	Surface	Plant	MRDS
Vernal Field #2	Phosphorus-Phosphates	Surface	Plant	MRDS
Vernal Field #3	Phosphorus-Phosphates	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Vernal Field #4	Phosphorus-Phosphates	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Vernal Field #5	Phosphorus-Phosphates	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Vernal Field Combined	Phosphorus-Phosphates	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Weeminuche Construction Authorit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Walker Hollow Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Wall Pit and Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Walsh Knolls Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Washplant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
West Ashley Creek Phosphate Deposit			Occurrence	MRDS
West Ashley Creek Phosphate Deposit	Phosphorus-Phosphates	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
West Channel Uinta River Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
White Rock 11			Unknown	MRDS
White Rock No. 11 Prospect	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Whiterocks Campground Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Whiterocks Canal Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Whiterocks Deposit	Oil Sands		Past Producer	MRDS
Wild Mountain Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Wild Mountain Prospects	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Willow Creek			Unknown	MRDS
Willow Creek Claim	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Willow Creek Prospect	Uranium, Phosphorus-Phosphates		Occurrence	MRDS
Woodside Mine		Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Yellow Canary 1 and 2	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Yellow Canary 1&2			Unknown	MRDS